The content of new Woody Allen films is one of Hollywood's most closely guarded secrets during their production process, but as release nears for his follow-up to Blue Jasmine, one or two details are beginning to emerge.

However, an announcement by Sony Pictures Classics that it had acquired North American rights to the film fills in a little more backstory. SPC describe Magic as "a romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue." Firth, we would presume, will play "the Englishman". The film will be set "against a backdrop of wealthy mansions, the Côte d'Azur, jazz joints and fashionable spots for the wealthy of the jazz age".